Amos 2
1 Saa siger Herren: For tre Overtrædelser af Moab og for fire — jeg tager det ikke tilbage — fordi han brændte Edoms Konges Ben til Kalk,
Yahweh [also] said this: “[I will punish the people of] Moab because of the many sins [that they have committed]; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they [dug up] the bones of the king of Edom and burned them completely, with the result that [the ashes became as white] as lime.
2 derfor vil jeg sende en Ild i Moab, den skal fortære Kirjoths Paladser; og Moab skal dø under Bulder, under Stormraab, under Trompetens Lyd.
So I will cause a fire to completely burn the fortresses of Kerioth [city in Moab]. [People will hear soldiers] shouting and blowing trumpets [loudly] while I am causing Moab to be destroyed
3 Og jeg vil udrydde Dommeren af hans Midte og ihjelslaa alle hans Fyrster med ham, siger Herren.
[and while] I am getting rid of its king and all its leaders. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!”
4 Saa siger Herren: For tre Overtrædelser af Juda og for fire — jeg tager det ikke tilbage — fordi de foragtede Herrens Lov og ikke holdt hans Skikke, saa at deres Løgne, efter hvilke deres Fædre havde vandret, førte dem vild,
Yahweh [also] said this: “[I will also punish the people of] Judah because of the many sins [that they have committed]; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they have rejected what I taught them and they have not obeyed my commands. They have been deceived [and persuaded to worship false gods], the same [gods] that their ancestors [worshiped].
5 derfor vil jeg sende en Ild i Juda, og den skal fortære Paladserne i Jerusalem.
So I will cause a fire to completely burn [everything in] Judah, including the fortresses in Jerusalem.”
6 Saa siger Herren: For tre Overtrædelser af Israel og for fire — jeg tager det ikke tilbage — fordi de sælge den retfærdige for Penge og den fattige formedelst et Par Sko;
Yahweh [also] said this: “[I will punish the people of] Israel because of the many sins [that they have committed]; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they sell righteous [people] to get [a small amount of] silver; they sell poor [people, causing them to become slaves], getting for [each of] them [only the amount of money with which they could buy] a pair of sandals.
7 fordi de hige efter at bringe Jordens Støv paa de ringes Hoved og forvende de sagtmodiges Vej, og en Mand og hans Fader gaa til samme Pige, for at vanhellige mit hellige Navn;
[It is as though] they trample the poor people into the dirt and do not allow those who are helpless to be treated fairly. Men and their fathers dishonor me [MTY] by both having sex [EUP] with the same [slave] girl.
8 og de strække sig paa Klæder, som de have faaet i Pant, ved hvert et Alter, og drikke Vin, som de have faaet i Bøder, i deres Guds Hus;
[When poor people borrow money], [the lenders force those people to give to them a piece of clothing] for them to keep until he can pay back the money. [But at the end of each day, instead of returning that garment as Yahweh had commanded them to], they lie down on that garment at the places where they worship [their gods]! They fine people, and with that money [they buy] wine and drink it in the temples of their gods!
9 skønt jeg havde ødelagt Amoriten for deres Ansigt, ham, hvis Højde var som Cedres Højde, og som var stærk som Egene; og jeg ødelagde hans Frugt fra oven af og hans Rødder fra neden af;
[Long ago, ] to assist your ancestors, I got rid of the Amor people-group. They [seemed to be] as tall as cedar [trees] and as strong as oak [trees], but I got rid of them completely, [as easily as someone cuts off] [MET] the branches of a tree and then digs out all its roots.
10 og jeg havde ført eder op af Ægyptens Land og førte eder i Ørken fyrretyve Aar for at tage Amoritens Land i Eje;
I brought your [ancestors] out of Egypt, and [then] I led them through the desert for 40 years. And then I enabled them to conquer/possess the Amor area.
11 og jeg opvakte nogle af eders Sønner til Profeter og nogle af eders unge Karle til Nasiræer, (mon det ikke er saa, Israels Børn? siger Herren);
I chose some of you Israelis to be prophets, and I chose others to be Nazir-men [who were completely dedicated to me]. You people of Israel certainly [RHQ] know that what I have said is true!
12 men I gave Nasiræerne Vin at drikke og gave Profeterne det Bud: I skulle ikke spaa: —
But you commanded the prophets to not speak the messages that [I gave to] them, and you persuaded the Nazir-men to drink wine, [which I told them never to do].
13 Se, derfor vil jeg trykke eder ned, ligesom Vognen, der er fuld med Neg, trykker ned.
So I will crush you like [SIM] [the wheels of] a wagon that is loaded with grain crushes [whatever it rolls over].
14 Og den lette skal ingen Tilflugt finde, og den stærke skal ikke lægge Kraft i sin Styrke, og den vældige skal ikke redde sit Liv,
[Even] if you run fast, you will not escape; [even] if you are strong, [it will be as though] you are weak, and warriors will be unable to save themselves.
15 og den, som fører Buen, skal ikke bestaa, og den, som er let paa sine Fødder, skal ikke redde sig, og den, som rider paa Hesten, skal ikke redde sit Liv.
[Even] if you are able to shoot arrows [well], you will be forced to retreat [LIT]; [even] if you run fast or if you ride [away] on a horse, you will not [be able to] save yourself.
16 Og den, som er stærk i sit Hjerte, iblandt de vældige, han skal fly nøgen paa samme Dag, siger Herren.
[Even] warriors who are very brave will drop their weapons when they try to flee on the day [that I get rid of them]. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
